Palampore Border Fragment Bespoke Mounted and Framed: C18th Coromandel Coast, India blue and white and because it’s never been

and because it’s never been used it’s in extraordinarily pristine condition

It is of a woman with an elaborate high hairstyle the likes of which were inspired by that of Marie Antoinette and the ladies of the French court

made using 18th century silk brocade which is brocaded with gilt thread work

This bolster is made using a hand loomed Indonesian indigo/black wool with gilt work chainstitch embroidery

but we feel this could be removed to make a more pleasing sized panel to hang on a wall

Palampore Border Fragment Bespoke Mounted and Framed: C18th Coromandel Coast, India blue and white and because it’s never beenThis has to be one of our all time favourite pieces to ever pass through our hands. One of the joys of our work as conservators is getting to know textiles intimately in a way very few people do, sometimes being the first person to put and needle and thread to it in over 300 years. We have stretched and mounted this fragment of hand painted chintz over a lined and interlined board and have put it into a bespoke hand painted frame carefully chosen to